TAMIU Police Officers Participate In Torch Run

Two Texas A&M International University Police Officers were
presented with a Sponsorship Appreciation Plaque for their participation
in the recently held Texas Special Olympics Torch Run.

TAMIU Police Officers Peter Bak and Jaime Rios represented the
TAMIU Police Department in the event, which was a fund and awareness
raiser for the Texas Special Olympics.

Because the TAMIU Police Department was only formed last year
when the University moved to its new north Laredo campus, this was the
first time the TAMIU Police Department participated in the Special
Olympics Torch Run.

Also participating in the Torch Run were representatives from the
Laredo Police Department, Webb County Sheriff's Office, District
Attorney's Investigators, Laredo Community College Police Department, as
well as representatives from police departments throughout Texas.

Bak, Rios and the Laredo contingent ran and rode bikes from Laredo
to Corpus Christi. The TAMIU officers then joined members of the Corpus
Christi Police Department for the relay from Corpus Christi to San
Antonio. Members of the Bexar County Sheriff's Office and the San
Antonio Police Department continued the relay to Austin.

Torch Run participants alternately ran for 2 miles and rode bikes for
5 miles. Rios, an experienced marathon runner, also ran city limits to city
limits in San Diego, Freer, and Alice.

At the conclusion of the Torch Run, the Texas Special Olympics
Flame was lit and the games declared open.

For more information on the TAMIU Police Department's
participation in the Texas Special Olympics Torch Run, please call the
University's Office of Public Affairs at 326-2180.